When your father Carl was gifted Markus, he had treated him like his second son; just as if there were another human in the house. It was hard to remember that he was an android as much as he acted like a human.

Before Carl passed away, Markus was given to you.

You and Markus never really spoke, as the only time you'd come around was during breaks in college. It was sort of awkward living with him at first, but he was helpful. He cared just as much, even if he didn't always know how to talk to you.

One night as you'd stayed up pretty late working on a college paper, Markus had come in to check on you, only to see you asleep at your desk.

"Hey," he said gently, putting a hand on your back, "are you doing alright?"